This post was written by Dan O’Day, vice president of Operations, Elite Today is the third day of Vantage Worldwide 2013. For the record, Vantage is the reincarnation of the Thomson Reuters Elite User Conference with a focus on Enterprise Business Solutions. The keynote address, delivered by the upbeat trio of Cary Burch, Elisabet Hardy …
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Elisabet Hardy on upcoming Elite product releases and enhancements
In the video clip below, Elisabet Hardy, vice president, Product Management for Elite, talks to Legal Current from Vantage Elite in Miami, FL, about upcoming Elite product releases, such as Workspace and Enterprise 3.10. She also discusses enhancements on matter management tools like MatterSphere, and has an exciting announcement about the eBilling Hub.
Eric Sugden on new technology at Vantage Elite
In the video clip below, Eric Sugden, chief technology officer, Elite, provides an overview of new technology at Vantage Elite in Miami, FL, including new mobile apps that Elite will be launching and applications that will be moving into the cloud. “We believe the world is taking a mobile-first approach, so those are the kinds of apps we are building,” …
Cary Burch at Vantage Elite 2013 in Miami, FL
In the video clip below, Cary Burch, president, Thomson Reuters Elite, gives a warm welcome to those Legal Current followers who couldn’t attend the Vantage Elite conference in person.
Cyber Theft: You can’t stop it, so how fast can you respond?
An FBI agent shows up at your door with company data and asks, ‘What do you want to know?’ This is how Richard Bejtlich, chief security officer, Mandiant, began his cyber-security discussion with a packed room of Vantage 2013 attendees today. He advised attendees it’s really not about if you will get hacked or have …
Vantage 2013 Worldwide Conference kicks off today
The Vantage 2013 Worldwide Conference in Miami is underway, with hundreds of law firm leaders attending to gain insights, share knowledge, and discuss law firm business management practices. The conference keynote set the tone today as Cary Burch, president, Thomson Reuters Elite, provided insights; Eric Sugden, Elite chief technology officer, provided an overview of technology …
David Spencer and the importance of attorney editors in Supreme Court decisions
With major Supreme Court cases like the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) coming down this month, the attorney editors at Thomson Reuters have been busy. Legal Current sat down with David Spencer, vice president of Legal Editorial Operations – Judicial Editorial at Thomson Reuters, to talk about the steps that attorney editors take to be …
Improve your outside counsel management
If your legal department has been focused recently on reducing outside counsel costs, you are not alone. According to recent ACC/Serengeti Legal Department surveys, reducing these costs is consistently among the most pressing issues for corporate legal departments. Truly effective outside counsel management goes beyond budget, however, and can also promote more effective use of …
Love thy neighbor? New data reveals trends in neighbor disputes
Neighborhoods often conjure images of summertime block parties, grill-outs or gaggles of children playing together in a cul-de-sac. However, neighbors may not always coexist together so peacefully. According to new data from a FindLaw.com survey, more than forty percent of Americans have had a dispute with a neighbor. “Neighborhoods form dynamic communities with unique personalities, …
FINRA’s policies soft on brokers: Investor advocate Lipner reacts with NYT
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), an independent regulator of security firms in the United States, purports itself to protect investors and market integrity, according to their website. However, the organization has been under ongoing media scrutiny for its soft reactions to complaints against brokers. Seth Lipner, lead author of the Securities Arbitration Desk Reference …
